A federal judge refused to set bail for terror suspect Jose Padilla on Friday after hearing about his extensive travel overseas and his history of skipping bail in criminal cases. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke upheld another judge's ruling that Padilla would remain jailed without bond because he likely would attempt to flee prosecution and remained a danger to the community.Padilla, a 35-year-old U.S. citizen and former Chicago gang member, is charged with being a recruit for a North American terror cell that provided fighters, money and supplies to Islamic extremists around the world.He was held for 3 1/2 years by the military as an "enemy combatant" before he was charged in civilian court late last year.... http://www.foxnews.com

Iran's foreign minister called for the immediate withdrawal of British forces from the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying Friday their presence had damaged security. Manushehr Mottaki issued the call after meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh. "We believe that the presence of the British forces in Basra has destabilized security in this city and has had some negative effects in the form of threats against southern Iran recently," Mottaki said. "The Islamic Republic of Iran demands an immediate withdrawal of British forces from Basra." Basra is about 22 miles from the Iranian border. The call was apparently spurred by recent publicity surrounding video images purportedly showing British soldiers beating Iraqi youths with batons and fists and kicking them after a street confrontation in which the Iraqis threw objects at the soldiers. ...http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1631765&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

The U.N. Security Council said Friday it looks forward to working with Haiti's new government and called on all Haitians to redouble their efforts to promote political dialogue and national reconciliation. A statement adopted by the 15 council members applauded the Haitian people "for their patience and continuing commitment to democracy" and welcomed Rene Preval's victory in the presidential race but not unequivocally. "Based on the announcement made by the Provisional Electoral Council," the statement said, "the members of the council congratulate Rene Preval on his victory in Haiti's presidential election and look forward to working with the new government to help Haitians build a better future for their country." ...http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1631799&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

The corpses of at least 20 newborn babies and fetuses are found each week in the sewers of Zimbabwe's capital, some having been flushed down toilets, Harare city authorities said, according to state media Friday.Town Clerk Nomutsa Chideya said the babies' remains were found among a wide variety of waste and garbage cleared by city council workers unblocking sewers and drains in Harare."Apart from upsetting the normal flow of waste, it is not right from a moral standpoint. Some of the things that are happening now are shocking," the state Herald, a government mouthpiece, reported Chideya as saying.Acute shortages of revenue and gasoline in the nation's worst economic crisis since independence in 1980 have crippled public utilities and garbage collection services across Zimbabwe.Hospital fees and charges for scarce medicines have soared. Church and charity groups blame economic hardships for an increase in illegal back-street abortions....http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/02/17/zimbabwe.fetuses.ap/index.html?section=cnn_world

An entire village has been buried by a major landslide in the central Philippines following heavy rains. Nineteen people are known to have died and 83 have been found alive so far, but rescue officials said between 1,500 and 2,500 might be buried in the mud. President Gloria Arroyo ordered the coast guard and navy to the affected area, and a US vessel is on the way. However rescuers, struggling waist-deep through thick mud, have called off their search, fearing further slides. A school and an estimated 500 houses in the village of Guinsaugon, in the town of St Bernard on the southern part of Leyte, were swamped by the flow of mud. Survivor Dario Libatan said: "It sounded like the mountain exploded, and the whole thing crumbled." Another spoke of boulders bigger than a house sweeping into the village amid the torrent of mud and earth. Television images showed only coconut trees and a few tin roofs emerging from the reddish soil. ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4722702.stm

A radical Islamic leader has been detained in Pakistan to prevent him from leading protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. Hafiz Mohammed Saeed was held in Lahore as he prepared for a rally after Friday's prayers, his spokesman said. More than 100 other protesters have also been detained across Pakistan, amid reports of clashes with police. At least five people died in Pakistan as rallies against the cartoons in the Western media turned violent this week. Islamic tradition explicitly prohibits any depiction of Allah or the Prophet. The cartoons, first published by Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September, have angered Muslims worldwide. In other developments: ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4722712.stm